There's a lot of oddness about Margaret in terms of release and I'm not sure it ever got more than a limited showing beyond London, no more than a festival equivalent. IMDB seems to back that up and I can't find anything that suggests anything else.

I don't think it was generally available in the UK until 2012, and that was a DVD release rather than theatrical? In that case I'm happy that this was really only able to be added to anyone's list this year under the festival rule (which effectively takes in London only releases so I think that's fair).

I distinctly remember it being released in an Edinburgh cinema this time last year. I would remember as I wanted to see it, but couldn't due to my horrible financial situation at the time.

Furthermore, it was out up here a good three to four weeks before the Artist was on general release - which as we know - only really appeared in a cinema outside London until the first week of 2012.

So if Rawls is allowed to have Margaret, Rebel Scum should be allowed to have the Artist.

Or they can have neither?

You want to vote for The Artist don't you? It's slightly better than DKR anyway. Only slightly though.

There's a lot of oddness about Margaret in terms of release and I'm not sure it ever got more than a limited showing beyond London, no more than a festival equivalent. IMDB seems to back that up and I can't find anything that suggests anything else.

I don't think it was generally available in the UK until 2012, and that was a DVD release rather than theatrical? In that case I'm happy that this was really only able to be added to anyone's list this year under the festival rule (which effectively takes in London only releases so I think that's fair).

I distinctly remember it being released in an Edinburgh cinema this time last year. I would remember as I wanted to see it, but couldn't due to my horrible financial situation at the time.

Furthermore, it was out up here a good three to four weeks before the Artist was on general release - which as we know - only really appeared in a cinema outside London until the first week of 2012.

So if Rawls is allowed to have Margaret, Rebel Scum should be allowed to have the Artist.

Or they can have neither?

You want to vote for The Artist don't you? It's slightly better than DKR anyway. Only slightly though.

My top 25 is as follows (because every year I cause problems). My number one would totally have been A Separation but it got a limited (non-festival) release here a year after it got such in the UK so fuck you guys. The Deep Blue Sea and Attack the Block would've been up there too. Again, fuck you guys.

There's a couple I'll have to check but they may get through for the same reason Camino did. No isn't really released here till next year (Jan I think) but it did have festival showings this year (I'd to miss the one in Leeds so I know it was on) so it would be allowed. I know I Wish is on in Glasgow in Jan/early Feb because I commented on that and Wolf Children in a short run they're doing. I think it's the first time I've seen it anywhere here though unless it was on at the LFF.

Alois Nebel is excellent, really woozy, dreamlike animation and narrative logic to it. I was initially skeptical but it won me round pretty easily.

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There's a couple I'll have to check but they may get through for the same reason Camino did. No isn't really released here till next year (Jan I think) but it did have festival showings this year (I'd to miss the one in Leeds so I know it was on) so it would be allowed. I know I Wish is on in Glasgow in Jan/early Feb because I commented on that and Wolf Children in a short run they're doing. I think it's the first time I've seen it anywhere here though unless it was on at the LFF.

Trying to order those films would probably require that I spend more time thinking about them than I can be arsed to. I'll use that time to try and see if I can convince myself to put The Angels' Share or Ruby Sparks in the top spot.

I've edited in The Hobbit. I don't know how I could have forgotten it.